Major Nelson

In spite of the complete reversal on many core design concepts, Microsoft confirmed today that the Xbox One will indeed launch on November 22nd in thirteen markets around the world — a mere 7 days before Black Friday in the US.

Both the Xbox One and PS4 sport USB 3.0 ports, so expanding the storage should be simple, right? Sadly, that’s not the case. At least at launch, neither the PS4 or Xbox One will have full support for external hard drives.

As we near this holiday season, the release of the eighth generation of consoles is almost upon us. Back toward the end of June, Amazon revealed an image showing everything that would come in a standard PS4 retail box. Now, Major Nelson took to YouTube and unboxed the Xbox One for the world to see. Which console’s retail box reigns supreme?

After the changes the Xbox One has already gone through since its initial reveal, we wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft changed literally anything about the Xbox One. Today, Microsoft confirms that the console’s GPU will receive a modest boost in power.

E3 2013 has come and gone, and with it, we got to see the next generation of Microsoft’s and Sony’s consoles up close and in detail. Microsoft’s showing didn’t go as the company likely planned, and it has been on the defensive ever since. Xbox Live’s Director of Programming Larry Hryb joined the defensive, and took to a video interview where he answered a host of questions from Reddit.

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